Example sentences of "[unc] [adj] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking from Sierra Leone , Moniba claimed that under the Constitution he should have taken over on the death of Doe in September , and he called on Sawyer 's interim government to step down . |
| 2 | As regards the taxpayer 's second application , the Court 's inherent jurisdiction to strike out pleadings at any stage of the proceedings under RSC Ord 18 , r 19 could be exercised only in plain and obvious cases . |
| 3 | People especially did not wish to know about the administration 's private efforts to prop up the contras . |
| 4 | Larder , who quit as Great Britain 's assistant coach to take over the Chemics , will go to any lengths to help Goulding build on that promising beginning — and bring more success to Widnes in the process . |
| 5 | THE week 's news was dominated by Chancellor Nigel Lawson 's failed attempt to stave off a rise in bank base rates . |
| 6 | Canada 's embattled Mulroney to step down |
| 7 | He has asked the bank 's 160,000 shareholders to stump up another 90 billion roubles to finance modernisation . |
| 8 | One day the married niece asked if she could use Auntie 's old sewing-machine to run up some curtains : her own machine had broken down . |
| 9 | Ardiles is believed to be top of Spurs chairman Alan Sugar 's wanted list to take over as manager and is expected to fly back from a holiday in Argentina to discuss a possible move later this week . |
| 10 | Despite Adam 's devious attempts to play down the collaboration behind this superb work ( several resplendently bound copies are on display ) , credit is now given to James 's role as project manager , co-ordinating teams of engravers in Venice , Rome and London over the seven years before publication in 1764 . |
| 11 | If this outline deal is approved by the authorities , it may put into question British Aerospace 's abrupt decision to pull out of its Ferranti offer — or at least seek to renegotiate the deal . |
| 12 | If this outline deal is approved by the authorities , it may put into question British Aerospace 's abrupt decision to pull out of its Ferranti offer — or at least seek to renegotiate the deal . |
| 13 | Robert Naish was surely surprised at the apparent ease with which he not only achieved support but in so doing effectively acquired the Committee 's crucial agreement to buy out the bondholders ! |
| 14 | Bunker 's early efforts to bring about a settlement had been angrily brushed aside by Clasper , who told the regional officer in no uncertain terms that his help was not needed . |
| 15 | When Lubbock was returned to Parliament in 1881 , he persuaded Gladstone 's Liberal government to take up the cause . |
| 16 | The local groups will be able to send delegates to the association 's central committee to pass on details of complaints , campaigns and victories . |
| 17 | The federal project in Europe would in some respects have enlarged Westminster 's competence , because of the capacity it accorded Europe 's national governments to take on the world 's financial markets and thus broaden the taxing , spending and borrowing options that have been , up until now , in the shadow of highly conservative directors of international capital flows . |
| 18 | Exercise improves immunization in the body 's constant fight to ward off disease . |
| 19 | Halley 's Comet , back for a re-run of the Norman invasion of England and King Harold 's unfortunate compulsion to look up , plummeted past the outwardly serene blue-green island of earth . |
| 20 | It is a picturesque favourite of visiting party leaders : those present remember fondly Sir David Steel 's manful attempt to smile over a plateful of cockles during the 1987 election . |
| 21 | On the evening of 20 November the Prime Minister 's swift decision to fight on plunged the Conservatives into almost total disarray . |
| 22 | It starts with about $380m over five years to help national authorities exchange information in areas such as taxes and export controls , says national governments would have to provide at least $6,700m over five years , it said , and wants another $7,900m or so over seven years to help all the Community 's backward regions to build up their telecommunications and computer infrastructures ; it says helpfully that loans will be available from the European Investment Bank to help with the effort . |
| 23 | Property profits , £4.8million in the six months against £4.9 million last year , reflect the group 's continued wish to weed out unwanted retail premises which are not on prime town centre sites .. |
| 24 | Property profits , £4.8million in the six months against £4.9 million last year , reflect the group 's continued wish to weed out unwanted retail premises which are not on prime town centre sites .. |
| 25 | The Great Britain international hooker charged down full-back Garry Jack 's clumsy attempt to kick up field and then pounced over the line , Paul Eastwood adding the two points . |
| 26 | Twenty minutes later Slendertone pads were placed on Santa 's fattest points to break down fluid retention . |
| 27 | The 24-year-old sweeper will lose three days ’ wages for deserting his father 's electrical business to take on the infinitely more difficult job of shoring up the leakiest defence in international soccer . |
| 28 | Britain 's comparative failure to ride out international economic difficulties lends yet further weight to microeconomic causes in the explanation of its comparatively poor economic performance generally . |
| 29 | EDUCATION Secretary John Patten 's relentless attempt to turn back the school clocks continues this week with the release of the proposed new children 's reading list . |
| 30 | ‘ Lachlan 'll never let us hear the end of it if he clears them all out and us not with him — and we 've a week 's good behaviour to work off ! ’ |